28/05/2019
EU: Task force on cooperation
The International Affairs Institute has contributed to the 12-point document in the "Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe". The text lists a series of actions that the European Union and its…
1. New military technology is inevitable and can be stabilising.
2. But destabilising military technologies are appearing and proliferating at speed.
3. This is serious. It is a very difficult…
16/05/2019
Climate, the future of Europe
EU climate policy is a key priority for next week’s European elections. Yet, EU reforms and climate action do not necessarily go hand in hand. The debate on the future of Europe…
10/05/2019
EU: progressive EU Foreign Policy Agenda
On 9 May, Europe Day, EU leaders gathered in Sibiu, Romania, to discuss the EU's strategic agenda for the 2019-2024 period . In the joint report, the result of a one-year study, IAI…
08/05/2019
A European joint call to save the Jcpoa
One year after the US's unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear agreement with Iran, 21 directors and senior researchers from leading European think tanks highlight the grave consequences of the US…
07/05/2019
Council of Councils: the 2018-19 report
Presented in New York the annual report of the Council of Councils on the state of international cooperation, to which the IAI also contributed. The Coc is a network promoted by the Council on…
02/05/2019
Energy: Africa electricity access
14% of the world's population lives in sub-Saharan Africa, but also 60% of the people on the planet who do not have access to electricity. Starting out from the book "Empowering Africa", the meeting…
24/04/2019
The European political space
There are many constraints on the development of a European political space, however the mobilisation of the nationalist right might give the current election campaign a stronger transnational…
18/04/2019
Climate: Greta Thunberg in Rome
Rome welcomes Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede, an icon of the struggle against climate change to protect the planet. After attending the Pope's audience at St. Peter's, yesterday, the activist…
11/04/2019
EU/China: Li in Brussel for Summit
Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, is in Brussels for the 21st China-EU summit. The meeting follows the visit by President Xi Jinping to Rome - where Italy and China signed a Memorandum of…
04/04/2019
Nato, 70-year alliance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will turn 70 this week, amid celebrations in Washington. Established on April 4 1949 by 12 Western states, it has now nearly 30 members and is still…
02/04/2019
Vacancy - Editor
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) is looking for a Rome-based Editor for its publications and communiqués, who would also be the Managing Editor of its most prominent publication, The…